Gervase Surname

96,811th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,909 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Gervase Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gervase Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4,1671:12,7051,651
United States6841:529,91144,115
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
England61:9,286,343223,652
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Gervase (1,996) may also be a first name.

Gervase Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Gervase Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Gervase (Russian: Гервасэ) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Gervase click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gervase? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 96,811th most prevalent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,484,528 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 85 percent of Gervase live; 85 percent live in East Africa and 85 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Gervase is also the 169,220th most widely held first name in the world It is held by 1,996 people.

The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is held by 4,167 people, or 1 in 12,705. In Tanzania Gervase is most numerous in: Kagera Region, where 88 percent are found, Geita Region, where 7 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 2 percent are found. Other than Tanzania it occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.

Gervase Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gervase has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gervase surname increased 34,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gervase Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gervase are 21.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.5% registered with the political party.

Gervase earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.23% more than the national average, earning $54,035 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gervaise931,605/
Ghervase93146/
Gervasee931/
Gervasie931/
Gervayse931/
Gervasea931/
Gervas9235,865/
Gervasees881/
Gervaisse881/
Gervassie881/
Ghervasie881/
Gervais8671,124/
Gervasi8610,649/
Grevase86943/
Gervace86654/
Ghervas86412/
Gervise86312/
Gerbase86227/
Gervese8617/
Earvase8611/
Jervase8611/
Garvase865/
Gervaze865/
Gervash864/
Gervasy863/
Cervase863/
Yervase863/
Hervase861/
Guervas861/
Geruase861/
Gervast861/
Gervaís861/
Servase860/
Geervasees821/
Gervoise80165/
Gervassi8074/
Gervasis8074/
Gervoyse8072/
Jervaise8056/
Ghervasa8053/
Chervase8024/
Gervasiy8016/
Servaise809/
Gervesie809/
Servayse806/
Guerbase801/
Grevaise801/
Gerbasie801/
Gervacis801/
Gervaige801/
Ghervasi801/
Servasce801/
Gervaize801/
Gervesse801/
Cervasse801/
Gerbasse801/
Jervasse800/
Zervas775,754/
Cervas771,764/
Servas771,259/
Gervaz771,045/
Grevas77343/
Gerbas77177/
Jervas7746/
Ervasi7730/
Ervasa7720/
Gervás778/
Girvas773/
Gerwas772/
Geruas771/
Erwase771/
Gérvas771/
Gervasova7537/
Gervascio7533/
Gervassio7518/
Guerbasse752/
Gervassis752/
Gairvases751/
Gherbasse751/
Servais719,982/
Gerbasi711,506/
Iervasi711,060/
Gervois71944/
Gervazi71933/
Servaas71446/
Cervasi71213/
Gervaix71178/
Gerveus71158/
Guervos71139/
Grevace7198/
Jervasi7195/
Zervaas7178/
Jervais7163/
Yervasi7149/
Gerbais7149/
Zerveas7132/
Grevais7130/
Servasi7127/
Gervesy7125/
Gerbajs7119/
Servose7115/
Jervise7114/
Gherbas7113/
Girvasi7111/
Garvasi7111/
Gervaci7110/
Gerveis717/
Yerwase717/
Gerveix716/
Jervose715/
Guervós715/
Guervaz714/
Geruasi714/
Gervagi714/
Servash713/
Grevasi713/
Gervach713/
Gerwais713/
Gervice712/
Siervas712/
Gerwise712/
Gervesi712/
Gerbash711/
Herbase711/
Gervece711/
Zeervas711/
Sirvase711/
Serwase711/
Serbase711/
Zervais711/
Hervasy711/
Jervasa711/
Servays711/
Girvaus711/
Geruese711/
Gervaiz711/
Gervots711/
Gerwajs711/
Gerbasa711/
Ghervashch711/
Cervaas711/
Ierwase711/
Servass710/
Jerveas710/
Jervace710/
Chirvase67975/
Grevisse67251/
Servoise67200/
Gervazzi67140/
Servouse6799/
Gerbassi6769/
Cervoise6746/
Hervasyi6728/
Gervautz6723/
Cervassi6721/
Cerbasie6712/
Jervoise6710/
Gerveshi679/
Gerbacea675/
Jervasis674/
Servassi674/
Gherwash674/
Ghervaci672/
Girvacis671/
Yervaasi671/
Iervassi671/
Yerwasse671/
Garvazee671/
Gervaizy671/
Gerbouse671/
Gherbasi671/
Cherbase671/

Gervase Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gervase in the Russian language
Гервасэgervase-

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